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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{suffix|inside|er|lang=en}}
From {{af|en|inside|-er|id2=relational}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|GA}} {{IPA|/ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/|/ˈɪnsaɪdɚ/|lang=en}}
* {{IPA|en|/ɪnˈsaɪdɚ/|/ˈɪnsaɪdɚ/|a=GA}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-insider.wav|a=Southern England}}
** {{homophones|inciter|lang=en}}
* {{rhymes|aɪdə(ɹ)|lang=en}}
** {{homophones|en|inciter}}
* {{rhymes|en|aɪdə(ɹ)|s=3}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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# A person who has [[special]] [[knowledge]] about the [[inner]] workings of a [[group]], [[organization]], or [[institution]].
# A person who has [[special]] [[knowledge]] about the [[inner]] workings of a [[group]], [[organization]], or [[institution]].
#* '''1923''', "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,716015,00.html ‘Big Board’ Failures]," ''Time'', 2 Jul.,
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2 Jul 1923|title=‘Big Board’ Failures|titleurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214133603/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,716015,00.html|journal=Time
#*: Heavy losses were sustained in Simms Petroleum, which took a greater toll from supposed "Wall Street '''insiders'''" than from the general public.
|passage=Heavy losses were sustained in Simms Petroleum, which took a greater toll from supposed "Wall Street '''insiders'''" than from the general public.}}
#* '''2007''', Jonathan Clayton, "[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article3070220.ece Profile: Zuma charmed wives and a nation]," ''Times of London'' (UK), 19 Dec.,
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=19 Dec 2007|author=Jonathan Clayton|title=Profile: Zuma charmed wives and a nation|titleurl=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article3070220.ece|journal=Times of London|location=UK
#*: He is also an astute ANC '''insider''' who spent ten years on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and the other “grandees” of the movement.
|passage=He is also an astute ANC '''insider''' who spent ten years on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and the other “grandees” of the movement.}}
#* {{quote-web|en|date=31 July 2018|author=Julia Carrie Wong|title=What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory
|work=w:The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/30/qanon-4chan-rightwing-conspiracy-theory-explained-trump|text= In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government '''insider''' with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff.}}
# A person who is within an [[enclosed]] [[space]].
# A person who is within an [[enclosed]] [[space]].
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#* {{RQ:Melville Redburn|33|passage=To the '''insider''', the ceiling is like a small firmament twinkling with astral radiations.}}
#* '''1849''', {{w|Herman Melville}}, ''Redburn: His First Voyage'', ch. 33,
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#*: To the '''insider''', the ceiling is like a small firmament twinkling with astral radiations.


====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|insider trading}}
{{col2|en|insider dealing|insider trading|insider baseball|insider trade}}


====Descendants====
====Descendants====
* German: {{l|de|Insider}}
* {{desc|nl|insider}}
* Japanese: {{l|ja|インサイダー|tr=insaidā}}
* {{desc|de|Insider}}
* {{desc|ja|インサイダー|tr=insaidā}}
* {{desc|sv|insider}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
{{trans-top|person who has special knowledge}}
{{trans-top|person who has special knowledge}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|інса́йдэр|m}}
* Chinese:
* Chinese:
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|內部的人|sc=Hani}}, {{t|cmn|内部的人|tr=nèibù de rén|sc=Hani}}
*: Mandarin: {{t|cmn|內部的人|tr=nèibù de rén}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|insider|m}}, {{t+|nl|ingewijde|m|f}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|sisäpiiriläinen}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|sisäpiiriläinen}}
* French: {{t+|fr|initié|m}}
* French: {{t+|fr|initié|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Insider|m}}; {{l|de|Eingeweihter|m}}
* German: {{t+|de|Insider|m}}; {{t+|de|Eingeweihter|m}}, {{t+|de|Eingeweihte|f}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|bennfentes}}, {{t+|hu|beavatott}}, {{t|hu|belsős}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Hungarian: {{t+|hu|bennfentes}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|orang dalam}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|iniziato|m}}, {{t+|it|basista|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|iniziato|m}}, {{t+|it|basista|m}}, {{t|it|addetto ai lavori}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|インサイダー|tr=insaidā|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|内部の人|tr=naibu no hito|sc=Jpan}}
* Japanese: {{t+|ja|インサイダー|tr=insaidā|sc=Jpan}}, {{t|ja|内部の人|tr=naibu no hito|sc=Jpan}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|내부자(內部者)}}, {{t+|ko|인사이더}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|инса́йдер|m|tr=insájdɛr}}, {{t|ru|свой челове́к|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|инса́йдер|m|tr=insájdɛr}}, {{t|ru|свой челове́к|m}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|''insider''|m}} {{q|''insáider''}}, {{t|es|adentrino|m}}, {{t|es|adentreño|m}}, {{t|es|dentreño|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|iniciado|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|insider|c}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|інса́йдер|m}}
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{{trans-bottom}}


{{trans-top|person who is within an enclosed space}}
{{trans-top|person who is within an enclosed space}}
* Finnish: [[sisällä#Finnish|sisällä]] {{t+|fi|oleva}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|[[sisällä]] [[oleva]]}}
* Hungarian: {{t|hu|[[benn]]/[[bent]] [[ülő]]}}
{{trans-mid}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|internato|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|internato|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}
{{trans-bottom}}


===Anagrams===
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|irenids|neriids|sirenid}}
* {{anagrams|en|a=deiinrs|irenids|neriids|sirenid}}


[[Category:en:People]]
{{C|en|People}}

==Swedish==

===Etymology===
{{bor+|sv|en|insider}}.

===Noun===
{{sv-noun|c}}

# an {{l|en|insider}} (person with inside information)
#: {{ux|sv|'''Insidern''' sitter på insiderinformation|'''The insider''' has inside information}}

====Declension====
{{sv-decl-noun|insider|insidern|[[insiders]], [[insider]]|insiderna|insiders|insiderns|insiders|insidernas}}

====Derived terms====
* {{l|sv|insideraffär}}
* {{l|sv|insiderbrott}}
* {{l|sv|insiderinformation}}

===References===
* {{R:svenska.se|so}}
* {{R:svenska.se|saol}}

Latest revision as of 22:47, 2 January 2025

English

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Etymology

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From inside +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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insider (plural insiders)

  1. A person who has special knowledge about the inner workings of a group, organization, or institution.
    • 1923 July 2, “‘Big Board’ Failures”, in Time:
      Heavy losses were sustained in Simms Petroleum, which took a greater toll from supposed "Wall Street insiders" than from the general public.
    • 2007 December 19, Jonathan Clayton, “Profile: Zuma charmed wives and a nation”, in Times of London, UK:
      He is also an astute ANC insider who spent ten years on Robben Island alongside Nelson Mandela and the other “grandees” of the movement.
    • 2018 July 31, Julia Carrie Wong, “What is QAnon? Explaining the bizarre rightwing conspiracy theory”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      In a thread called “Calm Before the Storm”, and in subsequent posts, Q established his legend as a government insider with top security clearance who knew the truth about a secret struggle for power involving Donald Trump, the “deep state”, Robert Mueller, the Clintons, pedophile rings, and other stuff.
  2. A person who is within an enclosed space.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: insider
  • German: Insider
  • Japanese: インサイダー (insaidā)
  • Swedish: insider

Translations

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Anagrams

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Swedish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English insider.

Noun

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insider c

  1. an insider (person with inside information)
    Insidern sitter på insiderinformation
    The insider has inside information

Declension

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Declension of insider
nominative genitive
singular indefinite insider insiders
definite insidern insiderns
plural indefinite insiders, insider insiders
definite insiderna insidernas

Derived terms

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References

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